Merritt TownshipMI
A town of 1,325.
Is Merritt Township a good place to live?
The best of Merritt Township’s subject grades is an A− for civic life; the weakest is a D for walkability. No town among the 702 in Michigan we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Merritt Township. Merritt Township’s average trip to work is 31 minutes, against 25 minutes in Michigan’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Quanicassee State Wildlife Area, at 245 acres. Merritt Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,325 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Merritt Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Merritt Township is from typical.
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Moving to Merritt Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Merritt Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Merritt Township.
Merritt Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Merritt Township for work: only 0% work in town. 4.8% of Merritt Township residents live below the poverty line, below both Michigan’s towns (8.9%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Bay City (21%), Saginaw (8%) and Midland (6%).
| Merritt Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Merritt Township
Merritt Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 16° and about 49 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Merritt Township is less healthy than 57% of U.S. towns
Merritt Township beats the Michigan average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Merritt Township.
| Merritt Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 34% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Merritt Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.3% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 4.1% of Merritt Township
1.4 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Merritt Township Park | 0.7 mi | 33 |
| 2. Quanicassee State Wildlife Area | — | 245 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Merritt Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1986, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Merritt Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
USS Edson and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Merritt Township. Close and well known come first.
9 mi MuseumUSS Edson
9 mi MuseumSaginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum
26 mi GardenDow Gardens
34 mi MuseumSloan Museum
11 mi TheatreTemple Theatre13 mi Zoo & aquariumChildren's Zoo at Celebration SquarePhoto credits
USS Edson: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum: John McCullough, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Dow Gardens: Chris.Schiemann, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sloan Museum: Amancour, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Temple Theatre: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Merritt Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Merritt Township
About 3 of every 100 Merritt Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
100% of working residents leave Merritt Township for work
Where Merritt Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Merritt Township
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Merritt Township is a civil township of Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township's population was 1,352 as of the 2020 census. It is included in the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 32 sq mi
- Elevation
- 587 ft
Questions about Merritt Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Merritt Township, MI expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.